Recent Goodreads Reviews (Desert Spear)
Posted by Karen
Hey everyone! Second part of these Goodreads Reviews posts (yes, I am planning to do the rest of the books). Once again I went picking through and wasn’t disappointed. Demon Cycle fans are the best fans. Seriously.
Here are just a few of the recent five-star Goodreads reviews of the Desert Spear:
Been a longtime since I smashed through a series as quickly as this one. Does a great job of defining the whole “good antagonists can be empathised with” theory creating a conflict that whilst you hate it, you can kinda understand where he’s coming from. -Dan
God DAMN! So good. How you gonna be this good? Much longer than the first one, also a good deal rapey-er, but the character development is nothing short of stunning. I walked in ready to hate it, too, everybody on GoodReads talkin bout “second book” syndrome. Even the second Gentlemen Bastard’s book was somewhat lackluster. I was ready to be judgmental and cruel. I couldn’t. I can’t. That book was incredible. I am starting the third one right now. -Matt
Just keeps getting better and better! Always captivating and adrenaline filled and never ceases to amaze! -Darienne
This extremely enjoyable book pushed all my right buttons -Venci
This book is even better than its predecessor.
The first third of this book stuck with a single character, but changed around in terms of time periods. And whilst this was somewhat different to the multiple perspectives of the first novel. But the previous format returns for the later part of the book. And whilst the first section originally seems slightly awkward it really makes sense as you get towards the end of the book and added a really interesting dimension.
Furthermore the book managed to go in unexpected directions several times (which is relatively unusual in fantasy novels) and managed to keep you guessing about where it was going without throwing you any huge curve balls that broke you connection to the characters. If fact this is probably my favorite thing about this book. It keeps it interesting and its predictable.
He has managed to introduce new characters, while keeping our connection to the old, and has started to link them all together in a really skillful way.
This series is an absolute gem, and is going straight into my list of all time favorites. -Sarah
Great big gratitude wards to everyone for the kind words. They really do help. For more reviews, you can check out the official Goodreads page for Desert Spear. If you find any interesting ones, let us know in the comments.
You can get your copy of The Desert Spear here!